Sean Spicer has been trying to rehabilitate his public image. The happy-go-lucky waves to the media as he left the White House. His surprise, controversial visit to the Emmy Awards show. And now he’s making the rounds on the morning talk shows, desperate to convince us all that he’s really a good guy, give him another chance. But, let’s be really clear about this, he stood at the podium inside the White House, the highest office in America, the most powerful office in the world, and day after day, he lied directly to the American people. Here he is in a one-on-one interview with Paula Faris of Good Morning America. She asked him if he knowingly lied to the American people.
Are you convinced?
When pressed further by Faris, specifically about his claim that Trump’s inauguration audience was the largest in history, he couldn’t even muster an honest answer about that, his one regret:
"I think it might've been better to be a lot more specific with what we were talking about in terms of the universe, not focus so much on photographic evidence, et cetera," Spicer said. "I could've probably had more facts at hand and been more articulate in describing ... the entirety of what that day was about."
Spicer adds that many people viewed the inauguration online versus in person, saying, "There are more social platforms, more online platforms to view things ... than existed eight years prior."
He’s still parsing it and defending it! Despite the carefully crafted public relations tour, there are signs his comeback tour is not going as planned. There was an immediate public backlash about his appearance at the Emmy Awards. And in the midst of this media blitz, Mike Allen of Axios contacted him about his well-known note-taking skills, specifically wondering if his legendary notebooks contained information regarding the firing of former FBI director James Comey, well, let’s just say Spicer had a bit of a meltdown. From Axios:
"Sean documented everything," the source said.
That surprised some officials of previous White Houses, who said that because of past investigations, they intentionally took as few notes as possible when they worked in the West Wing.
When we texted Spicer for comment on his note-taking practices, he replied: "Mike, please stop texting/emailing me unsolicited anymore."
When I replied with a "?" (I have known Spicer and his wife for more than a dozen years), he answered: "Not sure what that means. From a legal standpoint I want to be clear: Do not email or text me again. Should you do again I will report to the appropriate authorities."
He then followed up with an email, repeating the threat about contacting the appropriate authorities. Who is in charge of investigating texts and emails from a reporter to a pubic relations professional?
Per my text:
Please refrain from sending me unsolicited texts and emails
Should you not do so I will contact the appropriate legal authorities to address your harassment
Thanks
Sean M Spicer
Sean Spicer cannot walk out that White House door, give us a wave and smile and think we are going to forget about his part in this incompetent, heinous chapter in American history. We must resist his attempts to normalize any of this.